Tilapia oil or its fractionated products and method of use thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides an application of tilapia oil or fractionated product thereof, which belongs to the technical field of food technology. The applications involve in swine feed, fat for replacing breast milk, or dairy products. The present invention found that palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid in tilapia oil, and more than 65% of palmitic acid is distributed in sn-2 position, the highest content of triglyceride OPL, can be used as fat additives in swine feed or formula milk powder use oil. Therefore, adding tilapia oil to swine feed or formula milk powder is beneficial to the absorption of fatty acids and calcium, and can improve the absorption and utilization of energy.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priorities from (1) Chinese patent applicationnumber 2020105455507 filed on Jun. 16, 2020 and (2) Chinese patentapplication number 2020114713692 filed on Dec. 14, 2020; the disclosuresof which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to applications of tilapia oil orfractionated products thereof, which belongs to the technical field offood technology.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Adding fat to diet can provide the body with the energy needed forgrowth and development. Piglets can absorb and utilize milk fat well.70% of the energy required for their growth and development comes frommilk fat. The existing swine feed mostly uses some oily meal orvegetable oil as fat source. These feed fats are difficult for pigletsto digest and utilize, leading to steatorrhea, slow growth and highmortality after weaning. The nutritional value of fat is not onlyrelated to the length of the fatty acid carbon chain and the number ofdouble bonds, but also depends on the composition and distribution offatty acids. Studies have shown that saturated fatty acids are moreeasily absorbed at the sn-2 position than at sn-1 and sn-3 position. Thetriglycerides of sow milk fat and pig body fat have a unique structure.Saturated fatty acids are preferentially esterified in sn-2 position,unsaturated fatty acids are mainly distributed in sn-1 and 3 positions.The composition of fatty acids in feed is single, and the compositionand proportion of fatty acids are seriously unbalanced; In addition,saturated fatty acids are preferentially esterified in sn-1 and 3position, and the absorption and utilization rate is low, causing theloss of energy and calcium (Jinchao Chen, Effects of Supplementing Dietswith Different Chain Lengths of Fatty Acids during Late Pregnancy andLactation on the Reproductive Performance of Sows and Growth Performanceof Suckling Piglets, Master's thesis of Southwest University, 2019).Early weaned piglets have poor resistance and weak digestion ability.The existing feed does not fully conform to the physiologicalcharacteristics of piglet digestion and absorption. Therefore, we needto provide them with easy-to-digest and nutritious diets.

Breast milk is generally considered to be the best food for infants. Itis rich in nutrients and is easy to be absorbed and utilized, which isconducive to the growth and development of infants. Breast milk contains3%˜5% fat (mostly water), which is called breast milk fat. It is mainlycomposed of triglycerides (TAG, about 98%). It not only provides about50% of the required energy for infants, but also can provide infantswith essential fatty acids for growth and development, which plays animportant role in the healthy growth of infants. The distribution offatty acids in breast milk fat on TAG molecule is not random, but hasunique distribution characteristics. About 70% of palmitic acids aredistributed in sn-2 position of TAG, while unsaturated fatty acids (UFA)are mainly distributed in sn-1,3 position. Therefore, the main TAGs ofbreast milk fat are 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol (OPO) and1-oleoyl-2-palmitoyl-3-linoleoylglycerol (OPL). The TAG structure isconducive to the absorption of fat and calcium by infants and youngchildren, and prevents the loss of energy and calcium (Donald M S. Theeffects of glyceride structure on absorption and metabolism, AnnualReview of Nutrition, 1991, 11, 413-434).

Infancy is the period of fastest growth and development in one's life.One year after birth, the height of the newborn increases by 25 cm, andthe brain weight increases by more than two times. The brain is the mostvigorous tissue of breast milk metabolism. At this stage, the metabolismof infants is significantly higher than adults, and they need moreenergy (Author:

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2018). Most of the existing commercial infant formula milk powders arevegetable oil-based, and the composition and distribution of vegetableoil are not conducive to the digestion and absorption of infants andyoung children. In terms of triglyceride composition, only a few humanmilk fat substitutes are added with OPO structured fat, and littleattention has been paid to the addition of OPL structured fat. OPL isthe triglyceride with the highest content in breast milk fat in ourcountry. Therefore, adding OPL triglycerides to human milk fatsubstitutes is the key to improving the quality of infant formula milkpowder.

In the prior art, physical blending of different fats and oils can makehuman milk fat substitutes having high similarity with human milk fat intotal fatty acid composition, but it is difficult to obtain highlysimilar human milk fat substitutes with breast milk fat in sn-2 fattyacid and triglyceride compositions. The best human milk fat substituteis to have its sn-2 fatty acid composition and triglyceride compositionsimilar to breast milk fat. The total fatty acid composition of humanmilk fat substitutes similar to human milk fat may have a completelydifferent triglyceride molecular structure from human milk fat, whichmay have adverse effects on digestion and absorption of infants andyoung children.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Technical Issues

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that theexisting human milk fat substitute has a low degree of similarity withbreast milk fat in terms of sn-2 fatty acid composition and triglyceridecomposition.

Technical Proposal

The tilapia oil has high content of palmitic acid, oleic acid andlinoleic acid, and more than 65% of total palmitic acid is distributedin sn-2 position, and the highest content of triglyceride is OPL(31.94%). This composition and distribution is conducive to theabsorption of fatty acids and calcium in infants or piglets, which canimprove the absorption and utilization of energy, improve the hardnessof feces, reduce the occurrence of constipation and intestinal diseasesin infants, and can be used as fat additive or formula oil in swinefeed.

The present invention provides a human milk fat substitute composition,wherein the composition is prepared by using tilapia oil or itsfractionated product as a base oil, and adding one or more natural oilsand/or modified oils.

In one embodiment, the natural oil is extracted from natural animals andplants.

In one embodiment, the natural oils include one or more of soybean oil,peanut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, and basa catfishoil.

In one embodiment, the modified oils include one or more of1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol (OPO) structured lipids,1-oleoyl-2-palmitoyl-3-linoleoylglycerol (OPL) structured lipids,medium-and-long chain triacylglycerol (MLCT) structured lipids.

In one embodiment, the OPO structured lipid is a structured lipid withan OPO content accounting for more than 40% of the total triglyceridecontent; the OPL structured lipid is a structured lipid with an OPLcontent accounting for more than 40% of the total triglyceride content,the MLCT structured lipid is a structured lipid whose MLCT contentaccounts for more than 40% of the total triglyceride content.

In one embodiment, the tilapia oil is extracted by one or more ofsolvent method or aqueous enzyme method; the tilapia oil fractionatedproduct is obtained by extracting tilapia oil by dry method or solventmethod.

In one embodiment, the preparation method of the tilapia oilfractionated products, the extraction solvent used in the solventfractionation is acetone or n-hexane; the mass-volume ratio (w/v, g/mL)of the tilapia oil and the solvent is 1:(2-10); the extractiontemperature is −30˜0° C.; and the extraction time is 10-24 h.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition includes:1%-50% natural fat and/or modified fat and 50%-99% tilapia oil ortilapia oil fractionated product based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition includes:palmitic acid at the sn-2 position accounts for 40% to 70% of the totalpalmitic acid content, and the sum of OPO and OPL accounts for 30% to65% of the total triglyceride content; preferably, the palmitic acid atthe sn-2 position accounts for 40% to 60% of the total palmitic acidcontent, and the sum of OPO and OPL accounts for 35% to 55% of the totaltriglyceride content based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition includes:1%-20% coconut oil and 80%-99% tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionatedproduct, preferably, 10%-20% coconut oil and 80%˜90% tilapia oil ortilapia oil fractionated product based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:1%-20% palm kernel oil and 80%-99% tilapia oil or tilapia oilfractionated product, preferably, 10%-20% palm kernel oil and 80%˜90%tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionated product based on masspercentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition includes:10%-20% coconut oil, 1%-20% palm oil, and 60%-80% tilapia oil or tilapiaoil fractionated product based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:10%-20% palm kernel oil, 1%-20% palm oil, and 60%-80% tilapia oil ortilapia oil fractionated product based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:10% to 20% coconut oil, 1% to 20% soybean oil, and 60% to 80% tilapiaoil or tilapia oil fractionated product, preferably, 10% to 20% coconutoil, 1% to 10% soybean oil, and 70% to 80% tilapia oil or tilapia oilfractionated product based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:1%-20% palm kernel oil, 1% to 20% OPO structural fat, and 60% to 80%tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractions, preferably, 10% to 20% palm kerneloil, 1% to 10% OPO structural fat and 70% to 80% tilapia oil or tilapiaoil fractionated product based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:1% to 20% palm kernel oil, 1% to 20% palm oil, 0 to 10% OPO structuralfat, and 50% to 80% tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionated product,preferably, 10% to 20% palm kernel oil, 10% to 20% palm oil, 0 to 5% OPOstructural lipid and 55% to 80% non-fish oil or tilapia oil fractionatedproduct based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:0 to 10% peanut oil, 0 to 10% soybean oil, 10% to 20% palm oil, 10% to20% coconut oil, and 50% to 80% tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionatedproduct based on mass percentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:0 to 10% soybean oil, 0 to 10% peanut oil, 0 to 10% palm oil, 5% to 15%palm kernel oil, and 0 to 25% modified oil based on mass percentage and50% to 70% tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionated product based on masspercentage.

In one embodiment, the human milk fat substitute composition comprises:0 to 10% soybean oil, 0 to 10% peanut oil, 0 to 10% palm oil, 10% to 20%coconut oil, 0 to 30% basa catfish oil, 0 to 20% OPO structural lipid, 0to 5% OPL structural lipid and 40% to 70% tilapia oil or tilapia oilfractionated product based on mass percentage.

The present invention provides a method of using tilapia oil or tilapiaoil fractionated product in preparation of swine feeds.

In one embodiment, the tilapia oil or its fractionated product is usedas a supplementary component of OPO and OPL in the preparation of humanmilk fat substitutes.

The invention provides a food containing the human milk fat substitutecomposition.

In one embodiment, the food includes infant milk powder, adult milkpowder, middle-aged and elderly milk powder and animal infant milkpowder.

The invention provides a method of using tilapia oil or its fractionatedproduct in making swine feed.

In one embodiment, the tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionated productis used as a fat source in swine feed.

In one embodiment, the tilapia oil or tilapia oil fractionated productis added into swine feed as raw material.

The invention provides a swine feed, which comprises tilapia oil ortilapia oil fractionated product, protein, carbohydrate, mineral andvitamin.

In one embodiment, the protein in the feed comprises one or more ofsoybean meal, blood meal, fish meal and whey protein meal.

In one embodiment, the carbohydrate in the feed comprises one or more oflactose, whey powder and oligosaccharide.

In one embodiment, the feed comprises: 5% to 15% tilapia oil or tilapiaoil fractionated product, 20% to 30% fish meal, 20% to 30% soybean meal,10% to 20% whey powder, 15% to 25% blood powder, 0 to 1% vitamins and 0to 1% minerals based on mass percentage.

Beneficial Effect

(1) The fatty acid, linoleic acid and tilapia oil in the invention are48.27%, 21.33% and 90.33% respectively. The content of sn-2 palmiticacid in tilapia oil accounts for 65% of the total palmitic acid. Thishigh relative content of sn-2 palmitic acid and high content of OPL arenot found in other natural oils. OPL is the highest content oftriglyceride in Chinese breast milk fat. The composition and structureof tilapia oil is conducive to the digestion and absorption of lipids,and can be well used in swine feed and formula milk powder.

(2) The swine feed provided by the invention comprises nutrients such asfat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, etc., which is easy todigest and has full nutritional value.

(3) The oil for formula milk powder provided by the present invention(human milk fat substitutes) has a higher similarity with Chinese breastmilk fat in terms of total fatty acid, sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceridecomposition. Especially the similarity score of triglyceride compositionand Chinese breast milk fat is above 70 points, which is significantlybetter than the existing human milk fat substitute products. It solvesthe problem of low absorption rate of fatty acid and calcium of formulamilk powder, improves the absorption and utilization of energy, improvesthe hardness of feces, reduces the occurrence of infant constipation andintestinal diseases, and is more in line with the needs of infants andyoung children in China In the invention, the human milk fat substitutescan be prepared only by natural fat. The use of natural oils and tilapiaoil for blending can obtain a high similarity of human milk fatsubstitutes, which greatly reduces the cost.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Below the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described,should be appreciated that preferred embodiment described herein only isused for description and interpretation the present invention, and benot used in qualification the present invention.

The determination of the composition of total fatty acid, sn-2 fattyacid and triglyceride involved in the invention is based on the methodadopted in Sun Cong's Doctoral Dissertation (Sun Cong. Composition,similarity evaluation and preparation of human milk fat substitutes [D]:[Doctoral dissertation]. Wuxi: Jiangnan University, 2018). The peak areanormalization method was used to complete the quantification, and thestandard was used for calibration. The area percentage was convertedinto the mass percentage, and the content was calculated.

The invention relates to the similarity of the composition of fattyacid, sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceride between human milk fat substituteand Chinese human milk fat. According to the similarity evaluation modelof breast milk fat established in Dr. Sun Cong's thesis, the similaritybetween human milk fat substitutes and human milk fat is evaluated byusing the “deduction” principle. The similarity evaluation model ofbreast milk fat is as follows:

$\begin{matrix}{G = \frac{G_{FA} + G_{{sn} - {2{FA}}} + G_{TAG}}{3}} & (1) \\{{G_{{{FA}/{sn}} - {2{{FA}/{TAG}}}} = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{n}\;{\left\lbrack {\left( {1 - \frac{{b_{i} - a_{i}}}{a_{i}}} \right) \times 100} \right\rbrack/n}}},} & (2)\end{matrix}$

G is the total score of similarity evaluation, and the full score is100; G_(FA/sn-2FA/TAG) was the similarity score of fatty acids, sn-2fatty acids or triglycerides; n is the number of total fatty acids orsn-2 fatty acids or triglycerides; b_(i) is the actual value of totalfatty acid or sn-2 fatty acid or triglyceride of human milk fatsubstitutes; a_(i) is the terminal value of total fatty acid or sn-2fatty acid or triglyceride in breast milk fat, depending on the size ofb_(i).

OPO structural lipids, OPL structural lipids and MLCT (medium and longchain triglyceride) structural lipids were synthesized by enzymaticmethod in laboratory. Among them, OPO was synthesized by the acidolysisof palm stearin and oleic acid catalyzed by NS40086 lipase, thesubstrate molar ratio is 1:10, the addition amount of lipase is 10%, thereaction temperature is 60° C., and the reaction time is 4 h; OPL wassynthesized by the acidolysis of palm stearin, oleic acid and linoleicacid catalyzed by NS40086 lipase, the molar ratio of the substrate is1:7:7, the addition amount of NS40086 lipase is 10%, the reactiontemperature is 60° C., and the reaction time is 4 h; MLCT structurallipid is rich in transesterification of OPO and OPL oil and coconut oilunder the catalysis of NS40086 lipase, the substrate molar ratio is0.8:1, the addition amount of lipase is 10%, the reaction temperature is60° C., and the reaction time is 6 h. Other fats and oils arecommercially available without instructions.

Example 1: Extraction of Tilapia Oil by Solvent Method(Chloroform/Methanol)

Tilapia oil was extracted with chloroform methanol as solvent. Freshtilapia was freeze-dried and crushed. 10 g of crushed powders wereobtained, and added with 100 ml of methanol, followed by shaking, andfurther added with 200 ml of chloroform, then subject to sonication for20 mins. After that, a clear liquid was obtained after filtration, andadded with 100 ml of 0.88% by weight of sodium chloride solution toobtain a mixture. The mixture was centrifuged at 4500 rpm for 10 mins,where the lower fraction was obtained after centrifugation and put in around bottom flask to remove the solvent by rotary evaporation in orderto obtain tilapia oil. The tilapia oil content in freeze-dried fish mealwas 23.87%.

Example 2: Extraction of Tilapia Oil by Solvent Method (n-Hexane)

The tilapia oil was extracted with n-hexane. Fresh tilapia wasfreeze-dried and crushed. 10 g of the crushed powders were obtained, andadded with 100 mL of n-hexane, then subject to sonication for 20 mins,and the fish tissues were removed after suction filtration to collectthe filtrate. The filtrate was put in a round bottom flask to remove thesolvent by rotary evaporation in order to obtain tilapia oil. Thetilapia oil content in freeze-dried fish meal was 18.46%.

Example 3: Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction of Tilapia Oil

Tilapia oil was extracted by aqueous enzymatic method. Fresh tilapia wasfreeze-dried and crushed. 10 g of the crushed powders were obtained, andadded with 30 mL of ionized water to obtain a solution. The solution wasadjusted to pH 9 by adding 10% by weight of KOH, followed by adding 0.6%of alkaline protease. The samples were incubated in aconstant-temperature water bath on a shaking bed for enzymolysis at 60°C. for 2 h. Then the enzyme was inactivated at 95° C. for 10 minutes.After centrifugation for 10 minutes, the supernatant was extracted withpetroleum ether. After stratification, the upper layer was placed in around bottom flask to remove petroleum ether by rotary evaporation toobtain tilapia oil. The tilapia oil content in freeze-dried fish mealwas 20.88%. The contents of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acidin total fatty acid composition of tilapia oil were 24.27%, 33.90% and21.48%, respectively. The content of palmitic acid at the sn-2 positionis 48.01%. According to calculations, the palmitic acid at the sn-2position accounts for more than 65% of the total palmitic acid. Thecontents of OPL and OPO in total triglycerides were 31.94% and 14.71%respectively. The results show that the content of OPL is higher thanthat of OPO, which is more suitable to be used in the preparation ofChinese breast milk fat substitutes.

Example 4: A Preparation Method of Tilapia Oil Fractionated Product

The tilapia oil obtained in example 1 was separated by solvent method.The solvent used was acetone, the ratio of tilapia oil to solvent (w/v)was 1:6, the fractionation temperature was −30° C., and thefractionation time was 16 hours to obtain the tilapia oil fractionatedproduct. The contents of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid inthe tilapia oil fractionated product were 28.27%, 29.41% and 20.28%. Thecontent of sn-2 palmitic acid in the tilapia oil fractionated productwas 50.62%, and thus, the content of sn-2 palmitic acid relative tototal palmitic acid was 59.68%. The contents of OPL and OPO in thetilapia oil fractionated product were 34.64% and 25.87% respectively.

The compositions of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids andtriglycerides in tilapia oil and tilapia oil fractionated product areshown in table 1 and table 2.

TABLE 1 Fatty acid composition (%) of tilapia oil and tilapia oilfractionated product Tilapia oil Tilapia oil Total Fatty Tilapiafractionated sn-2 Fatty Tilapia fractionated Acids Oil product Acids Oilproduct C10:0 ND ND C10:0 ND ND C12:0 ND 0.30 C12:0 0.50 0.54 C14:0 2.974.13 C14:0 4.22 5.44 C16:0 24.27 28.27 C16:0 48.01 50.62 C16:1 4.05 3.14C16:1 2.64 2.13 C18:0 6.01 8.73 C18:0 5.69 6.40 C18:1 33.90 29.41 C18:116.14 13.80 C18:2 21.48 20.28 C18:2 16.79 15.61 C18:3 3.53 2.34 C18:3 NDND Note: ND means not detected.

TABLE 2 Triglyceride composition (%) of tilapia oil and tilapia oilfractionated product Tilapia oil Tilapia fractionated Triglycerides Oilproduct LaLaO ND ND CaPL ND ND LLL ND ND LaOL ND ND CaPO ND ND OLL 6.471.41 LPL 12.93  10.89  MOL 2.93 1.96 LaOO ND ND POLa ND ND OPL 31.43 34.64  PPL 5.36 7.46 MPO ND ND OOO 3.28 ND OPO 19.49  25.87  PPO ND11.87  POS ND 1.69 Note: ND means not detected.

Example 5: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Coconut oil and tilapia oil prepared in example 1 were selected as baseoils. Under different coconut oil and tilapia oil ratios, the similarityof total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides of the obtainedhuman milk fat substitute composition with Chinese human milk fat (thescore of Chinese human milk fat is 100) are shown in table 3.

The optimal ratio of coconut oil:tilapia oil was 13.80%: 86.20%, thesn-2 palmitic acid content in the obtained human milk fat substitutecomposition is 41.72%. The content of sn-2 palmitic acid is 62.47%relative to the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPL accounts for43.89% of the total triglyceride content. The similarity scores of totalfatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milkfat were 86.45, 83.89 and 70.59, and the total similarity score was80.31. Sun Cong determined commercially available human milk fatsubstitutes in infant formula. The similarity scores of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milk fatare 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the total similarity score is 35.72.Compared with the commercial human milk fat substitutes in infantformulas, the prepared human milk fat substitute composition in presentinvention has higher overall similarity with Chinese human milk fat, andalso have higher similarity in sn-2 fatty acid composition andtriglyceride composition, which is more conducive to the digestion andabsorption of infants and young children.

TABLE 3 The score results of human milk fat substitutes obtained bydifferent coconut oil and tilapia oil compositions The The sumpercentage of of the sn-2 palmitic contents score Composition acid intotal of OPL Total Sn-2 Total Coconut Tilapia palmitic acid and OPOfatty fatty Triglyc- similarity oil oil (%) (%) acids acid eride score 1% 99% 65.71 50.42 74.88 78.78 69.86 74.51 10% 90% 63.49 45.83 84.7882.91 70.46 79.38 13.80%   86.20%   62.47 43.89 86.45 83.89 70.59 80.3120% 80% 60.69 40.73 87.71 79.31 70.59 79.20

Example 6: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

The palm kernel oil and tilapia oil fractionated product prepared inexample 4 were selected as the base oils. Under different ratios of palmkernel oil and tilapia oil fractionated product, the similarity of totalfatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides in human milk fatsubstitute composition and Chinese breast milk fat are shown in table 4.

The optimum ratio of palm kernel oil:tilapia oil fractionated productwas 18.34%: 81.66%, the content of sn-2 palmitic acid in the human milkfat substitute composition was 43.22%, and the content of sn-2 palmiticacid accounted for 58.30% of the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO andOPL accounted for 49.84% of total triglycerides. The similarity scoresof total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinesebreast milk fat were 96.41, 82.11 and 83.08, and the total similarityscore was 87.20. Sun Cong determined commercially available infantformula milk powder oils. The similarity scores of total fatty acids,sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milk fat are56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the total similarity score is 35.72.Compared with the commercial human milk fat substitutes in infantformulas, the prepared human milk fat substitute composition in presentinvention has higher overall similarity with Chinese human milk fat, andalso have higher similarity in sn-2 fatty acid composition andtriglyceride composition.

TABLE 4 Score results of human milk fat substitutes obtained fromdifferent palm kernel oil and tilapia oil fractionated productcompositions The The sum percentage of of the Composition sn-2 palmiticcontents Score Palm tilapia oil acid in total of OPL Total Sn-2 TotalKernel fractionated palmitic acid and OPO fatty fatty Triglyc-similarity Oil product (%) (%) acids acid eride score  1% 99% 59.6259.92 80.57 76.58 66.14 74.43 10% 90% 58.98 54.69 93.69 79.65 77.8183.72 15% 85% 58.61 51.77 95.62 81.35 81.38 86.12 18.34%   81.66%  58.30 49.84 96.41 82.11 83.08 87.20

Example 7: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Coconut oil, palm oil and tilapia oil prepared in example 1 wereselected as the base oils. Under different ratios of coconut oil, palmoil and tilapia oil, the similarity of total fatty acids, sn-2 fattyacids and triglycerides in human milk fat substitute composition andChinese human milk fat are shown in table 5.

When the ratio of coconut oil:palm oil:tilapia oil was 15.77%: 19.26%:64.97%, the content of sn-2 palmitic acid was 34.13%, which accountedfor 43.18% of the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPL accountedfor 39.37% of total triglycerides. The similarity scores of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides were 92.73, 78.28 and 76.47respectively, and the total similarity score was 82.49. Sun Congdetermined commercially available infant formula milk powder oils. Thesimilarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids andtriglycerides with Chinese breast milk fat are 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51,and the total similarity score is 35.72. Compared with the commercialhuman milk fat substitutes in infant formulas, the prepared human milkfat substitute composition in present invention has higher overallsimilarity with Chinese human milk fat, and also have higher similarityin sn-2 fatty acid composition and triglyceride composition.

TABLE 5 Score results of human milk fat substitutes obtained fromdifferent coconut oil, palm oil and tilapia oil compositions The The sumpercentage of of the sn-2 palmitic contents Score Composition acid intotal of OPL Total Sn-2 Total Coconut Palm Tilapia palmitic acid and OPOfatty fatty Triglyc- similarity oil oil oil (%) (%) acids acid eridescore 19%  1% 80% 59.82 41.06 88.28 80.11 72.17 80.19 15% 10% 75% 51.5941.45 89.88 81.60 76.47 82.65 15% 20% 65% 42.84 39.63 92.56 78.33 76.2482.38 15.77%   19.26%   64.9%  43.18 39.37 92.73 78.28 76.47 82.49 20%20% 60% 41.11 37.08 93.72 75.13 76.24 81.69

Example 8: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Palm kernel oil, palm oil and tilapia oil prepared in example 1 wereselected as the base oils. Under different ratios of palm kernel oil,palm oil and tilapia oil, the similarity of total fatty acids, sn-2fatty acids and triglycerides in human milk fat substitute compositionwith Chinese breast milk fat are shown in table 6.

When the optimal ratio of palm kernel oil:palm oil:tilapia oil was18.57%: 18.47%: 62.96%, the content of sn-2 palmitic acid in the breastmilk substitute composition was 34.59%. The content of sn-2 palmiticacid accounted for 45.03% of the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO andOPL accounted for 38.51% of the total triglyceride content. Thesimilarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceridewere 93.40, 80.39 and 89.42 respectively, and the total similarity scorewas 87.74. Sun Cong determined commercially available infant formulamilk powder oils. The similarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fattyacids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milk fat are 56.12, 33.51and 17.51, and the total similarity score is 35.72. Compared with thecommercial human milk fat substitutes in infant formulas, the preparedhuman milk fat substitute composition in present invention has higheroverall similarity with Chinese human milk fat, and also have highersimilarity in sn-2 fatty acid composition and triglyceride composition.

TABLE 6 Score results of human milk fat substitutes obtained fromdifferent palm kernel oil, palm oil and tilapia oil compositions The Thesum percentage of of the Composition sn-2 palmitic contents Score Palmacid in total of OPL Total Sn-2 Total Kernel Palm Tilapia palmitic acidand OPO fatty fatty Triglyc- similarity Oil Oil Oil (%) (%) acids acideride score 19%  1% 80% 62.59 41.50 88.12 83.70 86.42 86.08 15% 10% 75%53.49 41.80 88.53 83.59 88.68 86.93 15% 20% 65% 44.53 39.97 92.54 79.0288.26 86.61 18.57%   18.47%   62.96%   45.03 38.53 93.40 80.39 89.4287.74 20% 20% 60% 43.42 37.54 93.63 79.23 89.03 87.29

Example 9: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Coconut oil, soybean oil and tilapia oil prepared in example 1 wereselected as the base oil. Under different ratios of coconut oil, soybeanoil and tilapia oil, the similarity of total fatty acids, sn-2 fattyacids and triglycerides in human milk fat substitute composition withChinese human milk fat are shown in table 7. When the ratio of coconutoil:soybean oil:tilapia oil was 20%: 20%: 60%, the sn-2 palmitic acidcontent in the obtained human milk fat substitute composition is 29.78%.The content of sn-2 palmitic acid accounted for 52.60% of the totalpalmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPL accounted for 33.35% of totaltriglycerides. The similarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fattyacid and triglyceride were 88.91, 70.80 and 70.59 respectively, and thetotal similarity score was 76.77. Sun Cong determined commerciallyavailable infant formula milk powder oils. The similarity scores oftotal fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinesebreast milk fat are 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the total similarityscore is 35.72. Compared with the commercial human milk fat substitutesin infant formulas, the prepared human milk fat substitute compositionin present invention has higher overall similarity with Chinese humanmilk fat, and also has higher similarity in sn-2 fatty acid compositionand triglyceride composition.

TABLE 7 Score results of human milk fat substitutes obtained bydifferent coconut oil, soybean oil and tilapia oil compositions The Thesum percentage of of the sn-2 palmitic contents Score Composition acidin total of OPL Total Sn-2 Total Coconut Soybean Tilapia palmitic acidand OPO fatty fatty Triglyc- similarity oil oil oil (%) (%) acids acideride score 19%  1% 80% 60.64 40.88 87.96 79.63 70.59 79.39 15%  5% 80%60.40 41.44 87.24 80.88 70.59 79.57 15% 10% 75% 58.56 39.59 87.52 78.7570.59 78.95 15% 15% 70% 56.60 37.74 87.81 76.62 70.59 78.34 20% 20% 60%52.60 33.35 88.91 70.80 70.59 76.77

Example 10: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Palm kernel oil, OPO structural fat and tilapia oil fractionated productprepared in example 4 were selected as base oil. Under different ratiosof palm kernel oil, OPO structural fat and tilapia oil fractionatedproduct, the similarity of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids andtriglycerides in human milk fat substitute composition with Chinesebreast milk fat are shown in table 8. When the ratio is palm kerneloil:OPO structural fat:tilapia oil fraction was 5%: 20%: 75%, the sn-2palmitic acid content in human milk fat substitute composition is50.38%. The content of sn-2 palmitic acid accounted for 56.79% of thetotal palmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPL accounted for 59.81% oftotal triglycerides. The similarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milk fat were 96.32,55.20 and 75.30, and the total similarity score was 75.60. Sun Congdetermined commercially available infant formula milk powder oils. Thesimilarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids andtriglycerides with Chinese breast milk fat are 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51,and the total similarity score is 35.72. Compared with the commercialhuman milk fat substitutes in infant formulas, the prepared human milkfat substitute composition in present invention has higher overallsimilarity with Chinese human milk fat. At the same time, the similarityof human milk fat substitutes in sn-2 fatty acid composition andtriglyceride composition is significantly improved.

TABLE 8 Score results of human milk fat substitutes composed of palmkernel oil, OPO structural fat and tilapia oil fractionated product TheThe sum percentage of of the Composition sn-2 palmitic contents ScorePalm OPO Tilapia oil acid in total of OPL Total Sn-2 Total KernelStructural fractionated palmitic acid and OPO fatty fatty Triglyc-similarity Oil Fat product (%) (%) acids acid eride score  5% 20% 75%56.78 55.09 96.32 55.20 73.36 74.96 10% 15% 75% 56.98 52.80 97.07 62.2677.45 78.93 15% 10% 75% 57.20 50.52 97.82 69.32 81.28 82.19 15%  5% 80%57.88 51.15 96.79 75.41 82.34 84.85 19%  1% 80% 58.11 49.32 96.49 80.4683.51 86.82

Example 11: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Palm kernel oil, palm oil, OPO structural fat and tilapia oil extractedfrom example 1 were selected as base oil. The similarity of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides in the human milk fatsubstitute composition obtained under different palm kernel oil, palmoil, OPO structural fat and tilapia oil ratios with Chinese breast milkfat are shown in table 9.

The optimal ratio of palm kernel oil:palm oil:OPO structural fat:tilapiaoil was 18.57%: 18.47%: 0.11%: 62.86%, the content of sn-2 palmitic acidin the human milk fat substitute composition is 34.60%. The sn-2palmitic acid accounts for 45.02% of the total palmitic acid content.The sum of OPO and OPL accounted for 38.53% of total triglycerides. Thesimilarity scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids andtriglycerides with Chinese breast milk fat were 93.43, 80.28 and 89.39,and the total similarity score was 87.70. Sun Cong determinedcommercially available infant formula milk powder oils. The similarityscores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides withChinese breast milk fat are 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the totalsimilarity score is 35.72. Compared with the commercial human milk fatsubstitutes in infant formulas, the prepared human milk fat substitutecomposition in present invention has higher overall similarity withChinese human milk fat. At the same time, the similarity of human milkfat substitutes in sn-2 fatty acid composition and triglyceridecomposition is significantly improved.

TABLE 9 Score results of human milk fat substitutes composed of palmkernel oil, palm oil, OPO structural fat and tilapia oil The The sumpercentage of of the Composition sn-2 palmitic contents Score Palm OPOacid in total of OPL Total Sn-2 Total Kernel Palm Structural Tilapiapalmitic acid and OPO fatty fatty Triglyc- similarity Oil Oil Fat Oil(%) (%) acids acid eride score 10%  5% 5% 80% 58.29 44.99 87.77 77.4386.57 83.92 10% 10% 5% 75% 53.48 44.08 89.11 76.09 86.57 83.92 15% 10%5% 70% 52.61 41.65 91.54 77.36 88.68 85.68 15% 10% 1% 74% 53.31 41.7790.20 81.15 88.68 86.68 15% 15% 1% 69% 48.67 40.85 91.54 79.61 88.6888.61 18.57%   18.47%   0.11%   62.86%   45.02 38.51 93.43 80.28 89.3987.70

Example 12: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Soybean oil, peanut oil, palm oil, coconut oil and tilapia oil preparedin example 1 are selected as the base oil. The ratio soybean oil:peanutoil:palm oil:coconut oil:tilapia oil was 0.70%: 5.60%: 15.96%: 17.92%:59.83%. The sn-2 palmitic acid content in the human milk fat substitutecomposition is 31.39%. The content of sn-2 palmitic acid accounted for42.76% of the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPL accounted for37.03% of total triglycerides. The similarity scores of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides of the human milk fatsubstitute composition were 95.21, 74.82 and 76.47, and the totalsimilarity score was 82.17. Sun Cong determined commercially availableinfant formula milk powder oils. The similarity scores of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milk fatare 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the total similarity score is 35.72.Compared with the commercial human milk fat substitutes in infantformulas, the prepared human milk fat substitute composition in presentinvention has higher overall similarity with Chinese human milk fat. Atthe same time, the similarity of human milk fat substitutes in sn-2fatty acid composition and triglyceride composition is significantlyimproved.

Example 13: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Soybean oil, peanut oil, palm oil, coconut oil, basa catfish oil andtilapia oil prepared in example 1 are selected as base oils. The ratioof soybean oil:peanut oil:palm oil:coconut oil:basa catfish oil:tilapiaoil was 1.02%: 2.87%: 0.46%: 18.15%: 27.79%: 49.72%, and the similarityscores of its total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides are96.78, 79.52 and 83.05 respectively, and the total average score is86.45. At present, the total similarity score of human milk fatsubstitutes in infant formulas in the Chinese market is below 60 points(Sun Cong. Composition, similarity evaluation and preparation of humanmilk fat substitutes [D]: [Doctoral dissertation]. Wuxi: JiangnanUniversity, 2018). Therefore, the present invention significantlyimproves the similarity between human milk fat substitutes and Chinesehuman milk fat.

Example 14: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Soybean oil, peanut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, MLCT structurallipid and the tilapia oil fraction prepared in example 4 are selected asthe base oil. The ratio of soybean oil:peanut oil:palm oil:palm kerneloil:MLCT structural lipid:tilapia oil fractionated product was 5%: 5%:5%: 15%: 10%: 60%, the sn-2 palmitic acid content in the human milk fatsubstitute composition is 38.49%, and the content of sn-2 palmitic acidaccounted for 50.23% of the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPLaccounted for 41.03% of total triglycerides. The similarity scores oftotal fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides of the human milkfat substitute composition were 98.28, 79.96 and 94.13, and the totalsimilarity score was 90.79. Sun Cong determined commercially availableinfant formula milk powder oils. The similarity scores of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides with Chinese breast milk fatare 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the total similarity score is 35.72.Compared with the commercial human milk fat substitutes in infantformulas, the prepared human milk fat substitute composition in presentinvention has higher overall similarity with Chinese human milk fat. Atthe same time, the similarity of human milk fat substitutes in sn-2fatty acid composition and triglyceride composition is significantlyimproved.

Example 15: Human Milk Fat Substitute Composition

Soybean oil, peanut oil, palm oil, OPL structural grease, MLCTstructural grease and tilapia oil fraction extracted from example 1 wereselected as base oil. The ratio of soybean oil:peanut oil:palm oil:OPLstructural fat:MLCT structural fat:tilapia oil was 10%: 5%: 10%: 15%:10%: 50%, the sn-2 palmitic acid content in the human milk fatsubstitute composition is 34.95%, and the content of sn-2 palmitic acidaccounted for 43.94% of the total palmitic acid. The sum of OPO and OPLaccounted for 39.13% of total triglycerides. The similarity scores oftotal fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides of the human milkfat substitute composition were 93.59, 64.28 and 92.72, and the totalsimilarity score was 83.53. Sun Cong determined commercially availableinfant formula milk powder oils. The similarity scores of total fattyacids, sn-2 fatty acids and triglycerides of the human milk fatsubstitute composition are 56.12, 33.51 and 17.51, and the totalsimilarity score is 35.72. Compared with the commercial human milk fatsubstitutes in infant formulas, the prepared human milk fat substitutecomposition in present invention has higher overall similarity withChinese human milk fat. At the same time, the similarity of human milkfat substitutes in sn-2 fatty acid composition and triglyceridecomposition is significantly improved.

The total fatty acid, sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceride composition ofnatural oils and modified oils are shown in table 10-12.

TABLE 10 Total fatty acid composition of natural oils and modified oils(%) Palm Basa OPO OPL MLCT Fatty Soybean Peanut Palm Coconut kernelcatfish structural structural structural acid oil oil oil oil oil oillipid lipid lipid C10:0 ND ND ND 5.76 3.17 ND ND ND 2.01 C12:0 ND ND ND46.86 47.14 ND 1.16 ND 20.23 C14:0 ND ND 0.94 18.69 16.39 4.12 1.09 ND9.06 C16:0 11.84 11.20 47.01  9.70 8.83 33.83 39.65 34.26 27.94 C16:10.10 0.08 ND ND 0.00 1.37 0.05 ND ND C18:0 3.93 3.03 4.23 2.92 2.29 9.046.67  3.88 3.11 C18:1 25.45 48.34 34.02 7.10 16.25 40.69 46.08 33.8525.48 C18:2 52.69 33.37 13.21 1.84 2.71 9.90 4.39 28.01 10.41 C18:3 5.491.20 0.56 ND 0.08 1.04 0.06 ND ND Note: ND means not detected.

TABLE 11 Composition of sn-2 fatty acid of natural oil and modified oil(%) Palm Basa OPO OPL MLCT Fatty Soybean Peanut Palm Coconut kernelcatfish structural structural structural acid oil oil oil oil oil oillipid lipid lipid C12:0 ND ND ND 71.08 53.44 ND 1.40 ND 25.09 C14:0 NDND  0.29 10.54 18.69 2.88 1.39 ND 7.1 C16:0 2.44 1.75 13.30 2.41 10.2750.65 59.51 34.26 41.46 C16:1 ND ND ND ND ND 1.06 4.41 ND ND C18:0 1.280.60  1.03 1.09 2.91 5.52 28.21  3.88 3.27 C18:1 25.36  50.97  59.5810.48 8.51 28.79 4.83 33.85 16.21 C18:2 66.41  46.51  25.60 3.66 1.9210.57 0.24 28.01 6.11

TABLE 12 Composition of triglyceride of natural oil and modified oil (%)Palm Basa OPO OPL MLCT Triglyc- Soybean Peanut Palm Coconut kernelcatfish structural structural structural erides oil oil oil oil oil oillipid lipid lipid LaLaO ND ND ND 1.43 5.05 ND ND ND ND CaPL ND ND ND NDND ND ND ND ND LLL 13.18  7.92 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND LaOL ND ND ND ND NDND ND ND 3.76 CaPO ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 1.00 OLL 20.22  16.06  ND NDND 0.62 2.06 ND ND LPL 14.93  5.04  1.33 ND ND ND 18.77  ND 0.60 MOL NDND ND ND ND 1.00 ND ND 1.08 LaOO ND ND ND ND 4.12 ND ND ND 5.99 POLa NDND ND ND 4.73 ND ND ND 6.69 OPL 12.91  11.03  12.00 ND ND 14.39  57.96 3.23 2.99 PPL 1.45 0.93 14.71 ND ND ND 2.66 1.55 0.54 MPO ND ND ND ND2.19 1.41 ND ND 4.63 OOO 2.17 28.28   1.05 ND 2.18 5.73 0.25 3.71 0.92OPO 1.10 11.38  20.64 ND 2.29 27.25  13.62  44.71  3.98 PPO ND 1.2841.91 ND 1.77 20.04  2.11 39.29  4.46 POS 0.21 2.56 ND ND 0.54 6.56 0.274.56 1.00 Note: ND means not detected.

Example 16: Formula Milk Powder for Infants and Young Children

An infant formula milk powder containing the human milk fat substitutecomposition in example 14. Its composition includes (in parts byweight): 300 parts of skimmed cow/goat milk, 200 parts of whey powder,15 parts of whey protein powder, 80 parts of oil for infant formula milkpowder, 5 parts of phospholipids, 1 part of DHA powder, 1 part ofarachidonic acid powder, 40 parts of white sugar, 40 parts of lactose,20 parts of glucose, 0.5 parts of sialic acid, 0.5 parts of nucleotides,3 parts of choline, 0.1 parts of lutein, 1 part of multi-vitamin and 1part of multi-mineral.

Example 17: Formula Milk Powder for Middle-Aged and Elderly People

A milk formula for middle-aged and elderly people containing the fatcomposition in example 14. Its composition includes (in parts byweight): 300 parts of skimmed milk powder, 100 parts of whey proteinpowder, 40 parts of oil for infant formula milk powder, 20 parts ofwhite sugar, 20 parts of lactose, 20 parts of glucose, 0.5 parts of DHApowder, 0.5 parts of arachidonic acid powder, 0.5 parts of sialic acid,0.5 parts of nucleotides, 0.3 parts of taurine, 0.1 parts of lutein, 1part of complex vitamins and 1 part of complex minerals.

Example 18: A Kind of Swine Feed

The contents of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid in sow milkwere 22.94%, 34.50% and 22.81%, respectively. (Bai Y S, et al. Effectsof fat sources in sow on the fatty acid profiles and fat globule size ofmilk and immunoglobulins of sows and piglets. 2017, 234:217-227.) It canbe seen from the main fatty acids that it is very similar to the fattyacid composition of tilapia oil. As mentioned earlier, tilapia oil isbeneficial to the digestion and absorption due to the location anddistribution of fatty acids. Therefore, tilapia oil can be used as agood source of fat for swine feed.

A swine feed, the feed comprising: 9% tilapia oil, 25% fish meal, 25%crushed soybean meal, 20% whey powder, 20% spray blood meal, 0.5%vitamins and 0.5% minerals, based on mass percentage.

Example 19

Using mice as a model to study the effect of fish oil on its lipidmetabolism. The details are as follows:

Laboratory animal clean-grade Wistar rats (1 week old, male), raised ina clean-grade laboratory animal center, temperature (23+2° C.), humidity60%, free drinking and eating. The care and pretreatment of laboratoryanimals are carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions ofthe “Regulation on the Administration of Laboratory Animals”. Afterpreparing 21 male Wistar rats fed with basic feed for one week, theywere randomly divided into 3 groups, namely the experimental group(addition of tilapia oil), the control group (addition of silver carpoil) and the basic control group (addition of palm oil). After a week ofadaptation, they began to feed according to the feed formula. The feedformulas of each group are formulated with reference to the experimentalanimal feed formula recommended by the American Nutrition Society. Thefat sources of the feeds of each group are different. Energy and variousmain nutrients, minerals and various trace elements are consistent.Change bedding and drinking water daily. The young rats were fedseparately in the metabolic cage for 2 weeks, and the average foodintake and weight gain were recorded.

TABLE 13 Basic dietary formula for young rats Experimental Control Basiccontrol Ingredient group group group Source of fat Tilapia Oil SilverCarp Oil Palm Oil Fat 20 g 20 g 20 g Other Sucrose 10 g ingredientsCasein 25 g Corn starch 20 g Maltodextrin 15 g Cysteine 0.25 g Cellulose5 g Choline 0.25 g Bitartrate Vitamin 1 g mixture Mineral 3.5 g mixture

The feeding experiment was carried out for two weeks, and the feces ofthe last three days were collected in time. At the end of each day, thecollected fecal samples were weighed and frozen at −20° C. After the endof the experiment period, all the fecal samples of each cage were mixedand mixed, and a part of them was frozen and dried, crushed and crushedto 40 mesh sieve, and then frozen for storage at −20° C. The compositionof lipid and mineral in feces of mice was determined. The results areshown in table 14 and table 15.

TABLE 14 Dietary intake and growth status of mice Experimental ControlBasic control Index group group group Dietary intake (g/14 d) 210.32 ±2.11 213.47 ± 2.41 213.66 ± 1.98 Weight gain (g/14 d)  79.83 ± 1.74 72.41 ± 1.66  62.46 ± 1.78 Fecal volume (g/3 d)  4.23 ± 0.23  4.16 ±0.14  4.11 ± 0.17

During the two-week feeding experiment, the body weight of laboratorymice containing tilapia oil had a certain increasing trend compared withthe other two groups. In addition, the feces of the mice in the controlgroup and the basic control group were darker in color and had lowerwater content.

The apparent absorption rate of fat and minerals in mice is shown intable 15. Compared with the control group and the basic control group,the experimental group has a better apparent fat absorption rate. It canbe seen that tilapia oil is more conducive to the absorption of fat.There was no significant difference in the apparent absorptivity ofmagnesium among the three groups. The apparent absorption rate ofcalcium in the experimental group was significantly higher than theother two groups, which may be due to palmitic acid located in sn-1, 3position, easy to combine with calcium to form calcium soap. While thesolubility of calcium soap in bile was low, and the fat and calcium inthe soap were difficult to be absorbed. Therefore, tilapia oil canreduce the excretion of calcium in feces and improve the absorption ofcalcium.

TABLE 15 Apparent absorption rate of fat and minerals in miceExperimental Control Basic control Item group group group Apparent fatabsorption 95.10 ± 2.21 87.21 ± 1.94 82.34 ± 1.39 rate (%) Ca apparentabsorption 57.43 ± 1.02 48.64 ± 0.98 39.71 ± 1.14 rate (%) Mg apparentabsorption 44.31 ± 0.78 42.57 ± 0.94 40.23 ± 0.86 rate (%) Note:Apparent absorption rate = (intake − fecal content)/intake × 100%

Comparison 1: Other Fish Oil

According to the chloroform methanol method in example 1, silver carpoil, grass carp oil, carp oil and bream oil were extracted. The contentsof palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and sn-2 palmitic acid inthese four fish oils were determined as shown in table 16. It can beseen from table 16 that compared with breast milk fat, the fatty acidcomposition of these four fish oils is little different, but thelocation distribution is quite different, especially the content of OPOand OPL. This is far from the Chinese breast milk fat composition, andit is not suitable as a base oil to prepare breast milk replacement fat.

TABLE 16 Comparison of lipid composition (%) sn-2 Palmitic linoleicpalmitic acid Oleic acid acid acid OPL OPO Fish oil content contentcontent content content content Silver carp 18.47 21.22 8.42 31.87 4.2114.53 oil Grass carp 15.24 32.67 34.96 21.52 5.72 10.44 oil Carp oil16.88 24.26 24.37 30.04 7.94 9.65 Bream oil 16.27 34.76 30.42 21.5110.11 11.44 Tilapia oil 24.27 33.90 21.48 48.01 31.94 14.71 Tilapia oil26.43 29.07 19.32 52.47 36.25 19.03 fractionated product Wuxi 20.15 ±1.68 32.71 ± 2.57 19.43 ± 2.81 51.65 ± 3.43 28.08 ± 3.26 19.50 ± 3.91breast milk fat (Xia yuan, 2015)

Comparison 2: Evaluation of Lipid in a Swine Feed

The fatty acid composition in the commercial swine feed is determined.It was found that the contents of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleicacid were 14.64%, 36.39% and 37.52%, respectively. Compared with the sowmilk fat in the above example, the fatty acid composition is larger. Thecontent of oleic acid and linoleic acid in feed is higher, mostly fromvegetable oil. Palmitic acid in vegetable oil is mostly distributed insn-1,3 position, which is not conducive to fat digestion and absorption.

Comparison 3: Evaluation of Lipids in a Commercially Available InfantFormula Milk Powder

Weigh 1 g of commercially available vegetable oil-based infant formulaA, add 10 ml of 65° C. hot water, mix well and cool. Add 2.0 ml ammoniawater, mix it well, put it into a water bath at about 65° C., heat itfor 15-20 min, take it out from time to time and shake it. Remove, andcool to room temperature. Add 10 ml ethanol and mix gently butthoroughly. Add 25 mL of ether and petroleum ether for extraction. Afterlayering, take the upper organic phase and repeat 2-3 times. All theorganic phases were combined, the organic solvent was removed by rotaryevaporation at 40° C., and the fat was stored in the refrigerator at−20° C. The contents of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid were15.78%, 39.72% and 18.70%, and the content of sn-2 palmitic acid was11.48%. The contents of OPO and OPL were 12.21% and 5.98% respectively.The scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceride were85.35, 23.62 and 33.68 respectively, and the total similarity score was47.55. Compared with the human milk fat substitutes of infant formulamilk powder in the embodiment of the invention, the score loss in sn-2fatty acid and triglyceride is more.

Comparison 4: Evaluation of Lipid in a Commercial Infant Formula

Weigh 1 gram of commercially available milk/vegetable oil-based infantformula B, add 10 mL of 65° C. hot water, mix well and cool. Add 2.0 mLammonia water, mix well, put it in a water bath at about 65° C., heat itfor 15-20 min, take it out and shake it from time to time. Remove, andcool to room temperature. Add 10 ml ethanol and mix gently butthoroughly. Add 25 mL of ether and petroleum ether for extraction. Afterlayering, take the upper organic phase and repeat 2-3 times. All theorganic phases were combined, the organic solvent was removed by rotaryevaporation at 40° C., and the fat was stored in the refrigerator at−20° C. The palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid content of thetotal fatty acids of the commercially available infant formula milkpowder were 20.19%, 29.22% and 25.45%, and the sn-2 palmitic acidcontent was 33.94%. The contents of OPO and OPL are 10.31%, 0,respectively. The scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acids andtriglycerides were 66.91, 37.03 and 9.79 respectively, and the totalsimilarity score was 37.91. Compared with the human milk fat substitutesof the infant formula milk powder in the embodiment of the invention,the score loss in sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceride is more.

Comparison 5: Evaluation of Lipid in a Commercial Infant Formula

Weigh 1 gram of commercially available goat milk/vegetable oil-basedinfant formula C, add 10 mL of 65° C. hot water, mix well and cool. Add2.0 mL ammonia water, mix well, put it in a water bath at about 65° C.,heat it for 15-20 min, take it out and shake it from time to time.Remove, and cool to room temperature. Add 10 ml ethanol and mix gentlybut thoroughly. Add 25 mL of ether and petroleum ether for extraction.After layering, take the upper organic phase and repeat 2-3 times. Allthe organic phases were combined, the organic solvent was removed byrotary evaporation at 40° C., and the fat was stored in the refrigeratorat − 20° C. The palmitic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid content ofthe total fatty acids of the commercially available infant formula milkpowder were 15.65%, 29.18% and 21.43%, and the sn-2 palmitic acidcontent was 26.31%. The contents of OPO and OPL are 9.66%, 0,respectively. The scores of total fatty acids, sn-2 fatty acid andtriglyceride were 65.82, 30.29 and 45.82 respectively, and the totalsimilarity score was 47.31. Compared with the human milk fat substitutesof the infant formula milk powder in the embodiment of the invention,the score loss in sn-2 fatty acid and triglyceride is more.

Though the present invention with preferred embodiment openly as above;right it is not in order to qualification the present invention, anypeople who is familiar with this technology, without departing from thespirit and scope of the present invention; all can do various changesand modification, so protection scope of the present invention should bewith being as the criterion that claims were defined.

What is claimed is:
 1. A human milk fat substitute composition, whereinthe composition is prepared by using tilapia oil or its fractionatedproduct thereof as a base oil, and added with one or more natural oilsand/or modified oils.
 2. The human milk fat substitute composition ofclaim 1, wherein the one or more natural oils are lipids extracted fromanimals and plants.
 3. The human milk fat substitute composition ofclaim 2, wherein the natural oils comprise soybean oil, peanut oil, palmoil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, or basa catfish fish oil, or anycombination thereof, and wherein the modified oils comprise1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol (OPO) structured lipid,1-oleoyl-2-palmitoyl-3-linoleoylglycerol (OPL) structured lipid, ormedium-and-long chain triacylglycerol (MLCT) structured lipid, or anycombination thereof.
 4. The human milk fat substitute composition ofclaim 1, wherein the human milk fat substitute composition comprises1-50% by mass of the natural oils and/or modified oils and 50-99% bymass of the tilapia oil or its fractionated product thereof.
 5. Thehuman milk fat substitute composition of claim 3, wherein the percentageof palmitic acid in sn-2 position accounts for 40%-70% by mass of thetotal palmitic acid, and the sum of OPO and OPL accounts for 30%-65% bymass of the total triglyceride content; preferably the percentage ofsn-2 position palmitic acid is 40%-60% by mass of the total palmiticacid, and the sum of OPO and OPL accounts for 30%-55% by mass of thetotal triglyceride content.
 6. The human milk fat substitute compositionof claim 4, wherein the human milk fat substitute composition comprisesthe following with respect to mass percentage of: 1%-20% of coconut oiland 80%-99% of tilapia oil or the fractionated product thereof;preferably 10%-20% of coconut oil and 80%-90% of tilapia oil or thefractionated product thereof; or 1%-20% of palm kernel oil and 80%-99%of tilapia oil or the fractionated product thereof; preferably 10%-20%of palm kernel oil and 80%-90% of tilapia oil or the fractionatedproduct thereof; or 10%-20% of coconut oil, 1%-20% of palm oil and60%-80% of tilapia oil or the fractionated product thereof; or 10%-20%of palm kernel oil, 1%-20% of palm oil and 60-80% of tilapia oil or thefractionated product thereof; or 10%-20% of coconut oil, 1%-20% ofsoybean oil and 60-80% of tilapia oil or the fractionated productthereof; preferably 10%-20% of coconut oil, 1%-10% of soybean oil and70-80% of tilapia oil or the fractionated product thereof; or 1%-20% ofpalm kernel oil, 1%-20% of OPO structured lipids and 60-80% of tilapiaoil or the fractionated product thereof; preferably 10%-20% of palmkernel oil, 1%-10% of OPO structured lipids and 70-80% of tilapia oil orthe fractionated product thereof; or 1%-20% of palm kernel oil, 1%-20%palm oil, 0%-10% of OPO structured lipids and 50-80% of tilapia oil orthe fractionated product thereof; preferably 10%-20% of palm kernel oil,10%-20% palm oil, 0%-5% of OPO structured lipids and 55-80% of tilapiaoil or the fractionated product thereof; or 0%-10% of peanut oil, 0%-10%of soybean oil, 10%-20% of palm oil, 10%-20% of coconut oil and 50%-80%of tilapia oil or the fractionated product thereof; or 0%-10% of soybeanoil, 0%-10% of peanut oil, 0%-10% of palm oil, 5%-15% of palm kerneloil, 0%-25% of modified oil and 50%-70% of tilapia oil or thefractionated product thereof; or 0%-10% of soybean oil, 0%-10% of peanutoil, 0%-10% palm oil, 10%-20% of coconut oil, 0%-30% of basa catfishfish oil, 0%-5% of OPL structured lipids, and 40%-70% of tilapia oil orthe fractionated product thereof.
 7. A food or milk powder having thehuman milk fat substitute composition of claim
 1. 8. A method of usingtilapia oil or its fractionated product thereof in preparation of humanmilk fat substitutes or dairy products.
 9. A method of using tilapia oilor fractionated product thereof in preparation of swine feeds.
 10. Aswine feed, wherein the swine feed comprises tilapia oil or fractionatedproduct thereof, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.
 11. Theswine feed of claim 10, wherein the proteins comprise soybean meal,blood meal, fish meal, and whey protein powder, or any combinationthereof, and wherein the carbohydrates comprise lactose, whey powder,and oligosaccharide, or any combination thereof.
 12. The swine feed ofclaim 11, wherein the swine feed comprises 5-15% by mass of tilapia oilor the fractionated product thereof, 20-30% by mass of fish meal, 20-30%by mass of soybean meal, 10-20% by mass of whey powder, 15-25% by massof blood meal, 0-1% by mass of vitamin and 0-1% by mass of mineral.